Michael St. John - Paper Variable 2012
Edition 15 of 25
Michael St. John
Baghead, 2012
Pigmented cotton, archival glue, rubber stamp, button
13 3/4 x 8 1⁄2 x 6 inches
Dieu Donné is pleased to announce a new edition by Michael St. John of 25 variable artworks in handmade paper as part of the 2012 Paper Variables program. Baghead continues St. John’s exploration of the power of everyday objects, which inspire a multitude of personal and collective associations in the viewer. In St. John’s edition we may see a handmade toy or a sinister mask; we may recall the lighthearted nostalgia of a school sack lunch or notice a reference to the hooded figures prevalent in Philip Guston paintings, which evoke a similar breadth of possible readings: malevolent, cartoonish, a disguise. As Roberta Smith describes in her New York Times review of the artist’s 2011-12 exhibitionIn the Studio Twenty Eleven at Andrea Rosen gallery: “With the ephemeral as a common thread Mr. St. John slyly fuses trompe l’eoil painting with a small, portable version of installation art”.
About the Artist
Michael St. John lives and works in Massachusetts. St. Johnhas exhibited his work since the early 1990s and was includedin Darger-ism: Contemporary Artists and Henry Darger, curatedby Brooke Davis Anderson at the American Folk Art Museum.Works by the artist are in the collection of MIT List Visual ArtsCenter, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Weatherspoon Art Museum,Greensboro, North Carolina; the Rubell Family Collection, Miami, Florida; among others. Michael St. John exhibits with Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York.
For more information, please visit:
https://m.andrearosengallery.com/artists/michael-st-john
About Paper Variables
Celebrate the possibilities! The Paper Variables series are unique collectable works in a limited edition. Each piece is handmade in our studios, and artists love the chance to experiment with different colors and additions to make each piece distinctive. For collectors, it’s an opportunity to acquire works by well known artists at an attractive price. Signed and numbered by the artist.